Charlotte Kesl

After earning my BA from American University in Washington, D.C., I spent several years living in post-conflict countries working for humanitarian organizations focused on public health, girl education and women's issues. In-between living in Colombia & Sierra Leone I obtained a MSc in Media Communication and Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in the United Kingdom.

I worked as an independent photojournalist covering Florida and Georgia from 2016-2021. I also taught an introductory photojournalism course in the College of Journalism and Communications at The University of Florida during the 2020-2021 school year. I joined Global Press as senior photo editor from 2021-2024, returning to the Washington, D.C. metro area.

I’m available for photo assignments and photo editing projects. In addition to photographing and editing I also teach photography to high school students through a local nonprofit and offer portrait and family photo sessions in my community.

Select clients include: 

The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, Wall Street Journal, KFF Health News, Bloomberg Businessweek Magazine, The Guardian, The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, The Bitter Southerner, Bicycling Magazine, Education Week, The Chronicle of Higher Education, ZEIT magazin, DIE ZEIT, ProPublica, The Globe and Mail, Healthline, EatingWell Magazine, Avenue Magazine, Backpacker Magazine, Stern, Vox, Bloomberg, USA Today, Cosmopolitan.com, VanityFair.com, The Weather Channel, Airbnb Citizen, American Civil Liberties Union, BuildOn, The Trust for Public Land, Kiwanis International, The World Bank, Marie Stopes International, University of Florida, UF Health Shands Hopsital & O, Miami Poetry Festival